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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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CareDx, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CareDx, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 42.3%, MDD -33.2%).

Data 2014-07-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,049 (12.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.1%, drawdown -94.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 42.3%, MDD -33.2%, Sharpe 1.13, 23% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 27.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.7%p (CAGR 42.3%, MDD -33.2%, exposure 23%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=37, k=2.7
42.3%-33.2%1.131.2771.7x2723%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=23
36.6%-40.6%1.070.9043.8x3119%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=24, mult=2
35.3%-43.0%0.980.8239.2x5522%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=11
35.5%-42.1%0.960.8439.6x4126%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.06
40.7%-53.2%0.950.7662.6x6542%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=170
40.7%-51.4%0.940.7963.0x1144%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=192
33.7%-53.9%0.860.6233.7x941%
MACD
fast=21, slow=23, signal=16
26.8%-82.3%0.700.3317.8x13653%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=3.6
24.9%-73.2%0.690.3414.7x5145%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.18
24.6%-86.7%0.670.2814.4x14151%
Buy and hold15.1%-94.9%0.570.165.5x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -33.2% (2016-06-10 → 2017-07-25), recovered after 431 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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